Malaysia Airlines 777 missing

Could of been a combination of issues, full electrical due to depress. I think the plane flew way farther from where it was last know, it could be any place.
 
SFLAX said:
Who said it was switched off, it just turned off. Big difference.
Click to expand...
In previous decompressions where pilots lost ability to fly the airplane or died, the systems kept functioning until the aircraft ran out of fuel
 
Yes, but what if the issues caused decomp. O2 bottle explodes, something that causes massive damage to the cockpit, and a hole.
 
The only issue is, the airplane would have showed up on prime radar over Vietnam though
 
canadian_atc said:
The only issue is, the airplane would have showed up on prime radar over Vietnam though
Click to expand...
Depends on how good their recording equipment is to whether it could see it or not. As to the controller seeing it around 2 to 3 in the morning, I'm not sure anyone, at that time of the night, probably talking to little to no aircraft, would've seen it.
 
Cnn.com

Flight detected flying over a small island hundreds of mils from the flights usual route.
 
RobertB said:
Depends on how good their recording equipment is to whether it could see it or not. As to the controller seeing it around 2 to 3 in the morning, I'm not sure anyone, at that time of the night, probably talking to little to no aircraft, would've seen it.
Click to expand...
I would notice a prime target moving a 300+ knots... no question.

It would be such an anomoly you'd have to be asleep not to see it.

Especially on a midnight shift.
 
Local newspaper Berita Harian quoted Malaysian air force chief Gen. Rodzali Daud as saying radar at a military base had detected the airliner at 2:40 a.m. local time near Pulau Perak at the northern approach to the strait, a busy waterway that separates the western coast of Malaysia and Indonesia's Sumatra island.
Click to expand...
 
4hJNlts.png


Earlier on Tuesday, Malaysia's Berita Harian newspaper quoted air force chief Rodzali Daud as saying the Malaysia Airlines plane was last detected by military radar at 2:40 A.M. on Saturday, near the island of Pulau Perak at the northern end of the Strait of Malacca. It was flying at a height of about 9,000 metres, he was quoted as saying.
Click to expand...
 
Derg said:
Nah, you look like "senior" so don't worry! :)

How are mom 'n pops anyway? I still scan biz elite on the way over to AMS to see if they're onboard.
Click to expand...

They're good. Moved back to 'murica last spring and are still feeling out retirement. Seem to be keeping themselves busy, which is good.
 
canadian_atc said:
I would notice a prime target moving a 300+ knots... no question.

It would be such an anomoly you'd have to be asleep not to see it.

Especially on a midnight shift.
Click to expand...
Maybe this is my terminal only experience speaking, but there is no way I can say with absolute certainty I would see a primary only target going 300+ knots (between 2-3 in the morning) even if they flew right over the busiest airport in the world because there is nothing going on at that time so there is nothing continuously drawing your attention to the scope. We see all arrivals hundreds of miles away so you know if you need to be more aware or less aware of everything going on in your airspace.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top